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Gene Expression Data
Assay Details
Assay
Reference: J:197594 Okubo T, et al., Cell lineage mapping of taste bud cells and keratinocytes in the mouse tongue and soft palate. Stem Cells. 2009 Feb;27(2):442-50
Assay type: Immunohistochemistry
MGI Accession ID: MGI:5752214
Gene symbol: Sox2
Gene name: SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 2
Antibody: anti-Sox2
Detection system: Secondary antibody coupled to Alexa Fluor 546
Results
Specimen 1K: postnatal day 21 (more )
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: taste bud Strong 1K
TS28: filiform papillae Weak 1K Expression is in the basal epithelium.
TS28: fungiform papillae Weak 1K Expression is in the basal epithelium.
TS28: tongue papilla epithelium Weak 1K Expression is in the basal epithelium.
Specimen 1L: postnatal day 21 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox2; green - Trp63 (assay MGI:5752198).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: tongue epithelium Present Regionally restricted 1L Expression is in the basal epithelium and in the nuclei of perigemnal cells.
TS28: tongue papilla epithelium Present Regionally restricted 1L Expression is in the basal epithelium and in the nuclei of perigemnal cells.
Specimen 2E: postnatal day 21 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox2; green - Trp63 (assay MGI:5752198).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: circumvallate papillae Present 2E
TS28: taste bud Present 2E
Specimen 2K: postnatal day 21 (more )
Note: Double labeled: red - Sox2; green - Trp63 (assay MGI:5752198).
Structure Level Pattern Image Note
TS28: soft palate Present Regionally restricted 2K Expression is in intragemnal and perigemnal cells.
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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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